Mid-Century Sofa

ROBIN DAY LINEAR ‘FORM’ SOFA FOR HILLE -1950S

Robin Day is one of the most significant British designers of the 20th century. Since winning first prize in the Storage Section of the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (organised by MoMA in 1948), Day built a legacy of innovation and forward focused design.

This iconic sofa was designed for high end furniture producer Hille in 1960. Its innovative design won a Design Centre Award in 1961. The modular suite comprises of 2 metal frames, 5 seated sections, 3 of which have backs and a Formica table. The whole set is interchangeable and can be configured to suit your personal needs.

The suite has new foam cushions and new upholstery, finished in a pale blue / grey felted pure wool.

Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist Paradiset sofa . This very stylish sofa was designed by her in the late 1950s for NK of Stockholm and produced into the 1960s . It’s in it’s original worn wool fabric , and will need re-upholstery . You’ll find a few of these for sale on site like First Dibs , but most have already been re-upholstered , but we like to give customers the chance to choose their own colours and fabrics to fit with their decorative schemes rather than us try to second guess what people will want ! Nordisk Kompaniet or NK as they are sometimes known are the Harrods of Denmark and in the 1950s and 60s commissioned a lot of stylish furniture designs including sofas and chairs by Kirsten Horlin-Holmquist . Paradiset is the Swedish name for this design of sofa and chair . There is a smaller version of the sofa as well as chairs in this range . The seat needs new foam , and it will take around 5 metres of standard width plain fabric ( more if patterned ) . We are including an allowance of £500 in our price for the re-upholstery to be done by our in-house upholsterer , or this can be deducted from the price if you want to use your own upholsterer . We have a good choice of fabrics which we can order for you , and can get samples sent if required . PRICE: £2250 + fabric

An English classic Mid 20th Century three seater fully deep buttoned leather chesterfield sofa in dark bluish green hide on turned walnut legs with splayed rear legs in very good untouched original condition.

20th Century Leather Button Back Sofa

Fabulous lived in Morocon hide button back sofa having great colour and patina, scroll over arms with fully buttoned hump back with three seperate cushions to base. Signs of wear and tear as pictured, a fantastic addition to any gentlemen's library or man cave, a real character piece.

This is one of the nicest 2 seat sofas that we’ve seen.The main body of the sofa sits in a very stylish teak frame. Great quality and a lovely design, Scandinavian style at its best. Our upholsterer has copied the original upholstery, it has been stripped back to the frame and upholstery re built from frame up. We have used a beautiful yellow chenille type fabric, the lemon and lime tones in the fabric we found compliments it beautifully. The main seat cushion has been replaced with quality new foam. The teak base is removable, so if you have narrow staircase or difficult access it can be removed.

The Guy Rogers of Liverpool New York teak sofa is a really beautiful sculptural design . It dates to the 1960s , and its nicer in quality and design than many Danish ones that you'll see from the same era . We've cleaned the frame , and we'll be re-webbing it with new Pirelli type rubber webbing as the original of the same type only lasts about 40 years! Our price also includes new foam cushions to current UK Fire Regulations upholstered in a fabric chosen from an extensive range of wools and others in numerous possible colours that we can source from various British makers . This gives our customers the chance to buy a lovely vintage sofa , to match or fit with their decoration and lifestyle .

We see quite a few small Danish sofas from the late 1940s/early 1950s , but this one is just that much nicer than usual . The shape is really good , the extra large buttons are particularly nice , and its amazingly good quality with fantastic original springing . The build quality on Danish upholstery of this period is always good , as there were still many small local makers using traditional techniques making pieces that last and last . We think the velvet may be original . Its in good used vintage condition with no tears or obvious damage . However if you want it re-upholstered our upholsterer can quote for the necessary work and advise on fabrics .

Danish upholstered furniture like this piece from the late 1940s/early1950s is great quality , with old fashioned springing and no foam used . At this period there were still a lot of artisan small makers each making their own variants in the traditional way . This one has nice wood detailing to the arms , and can be either buttoned or the current stitching to the back copied . Our price includes re-upholstery , but excludes fabric . Extra detailing might add to the final price . Our upholsterer can advise on fabrics , or we can sell it in as is condition for your own upholsterer to do.

A really nice heavy quality wing armchair dating to the early 20th Century with unusual ebonised wood base . We’ve re-upholstered this fabulous comfortable armchair in a charcoal grey/graphite linen fabric . The wood was beech with an unexciting grain , so we’ve had it ebonised which creates a more striking effect.